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   AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Friday, 14-Mar-2025 13:00:36 JST AI6YR Ben

   My first time attending out local city's bicycle advisory group. 😬😳#BikeTooter

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Friday, 14-Mar-2025 13:00:34 JST AI6YR Ben

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     I was asked (by the city engineer and others there) "what is a utility cyclist" when I described myself as such, vs. "recreational cyclist". Apparently the concept of using your bicycle NOT for exercise but to get to the store was somewhat foreign to them.

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     AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Friday, 14-Mar-2025 13:00:36 JST AI6YR Ben

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     Notes: Seems like every single person aside from city staff there was a "recreational cyclist" (i.e. certified spandex road cyclist) in a cycling club.

     Adrianna Tan repeated this.
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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 14-Mar-2025 13:29:56 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Rachael L

     @r343l @ai6yr same type of bike brain that thinks e-bikes are ‘cheating’. No one needs to beat a strava KOM. Daily. Or ever

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     Rachael L (r343l@freeradical.zone)'s status on Friday, 14-Mar-2025 13:29:58 JST Rachael L

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     • Adrianna Tan

     @ai6yr @skinnylatte it is a funny thing. while I've certainly rode my bike for recreational reasons, it's always been predominantly utility. I need to get somewhere. I ride my bike (or walk or take a bus). Even hauling a kid to the playground is really utility. No one would describe driving a kid in a car to a park across town so they can go to a class as "recreational driving".